Conflict management refers to the long-term management of intractable conflicts. It is the label for the variety of ways by which people handle grievances—standing up for what they consider to be right and against what they consider to be wrong. Those ways include such diverse phenomena as gossip, ridicule, lynching, terrorism, warfare, feuding, genocide, law, mediation, and avoidance. Which forms of conflict management will be used in any given situation can be somewhat predicted and explained by the social structure—or social geometry—of the case.
Nutrition Reference Publication
Excerpt: Kazoora?s case study deals with Namanve Central Forest Reserve on the outskirts of Kampala, Uganda. In the mid-1990s, the Ugandan Government made the land available for industrial development. Conflict arose over the issue of compensating farmers (largely retired civil servants) who had planted trees in the reserve as part of a peri-urban plantation project. The farmers organized themselves into an association to pursue their grievance through administrative, po...
Excerpt: Washington - The Internal Revenue Service today launched a pilot program aimed at cutting the time it takes to resolve disputes between the tax agency and corporate taxpayers. The Large and Mid-Size Business Division Fast Track Dispute Resolution Pilot Program creates a new opportunity for corporate taxpayers to resolve outstanding issues early in the course of disagreements during the examination process. The pilot is a joint effort between the Large and Mid-Si...
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Excerpt: At an arts-based delinquency prevention program in Newport, RI, troubled youth participated in a creative writing workshop. Their writing, like their lives, tended toward the graphic. Some students felt their creations were being censored when only selected works were published. The issue was precipitated by a poem about sexual abuse in which the poet described a fantasy of killing the abuser. “The students themselves were divided about whether the poem should b...
Excerpt: This report presents the outcome of an evaluation by Nordic Consulting Group, Norway, of two projects supported by the Search for Common Ground (SFCG) in the Middle East. The evaluation was commissioned by SFCG and managed by the Institutional Learning ...
Excerpt: Student expects dealer would get mad but student would be O - Y . Student dealer may “get an attitude” but leave student alone and find someone else to keep the drugs, Student states dealer would get in trouble. He'd get mad at me but I'd be okay. 3 - Stud
Excerpt: This Directive establishes policy to implement references (a) and (b); assigns responsibilities; creates the ADR Coordinating Committee; and establishes a framework for encouraging the expanded use of ADR within the Department of Defense. Establishment of ADR procedures for Federal employees represented by unions under reference (c) shall be subject to the requirements of references (c) and (d) ... 2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE. This Directive ... 2.1. Applies to t...
Excerpt: This Directive establishes policy to implement references (a) and (b); assigns responsibilities; creates the ADR Coordinating Committee; and establishes a framework for encouraging the expanded use of ADR within the Department of Defense. Establishment of ADR procedures for Federal employees represented by unions under reference (c) shall be subject to the requirements of references (c) and (d).
Excerpt: Roles and Responsibilities ... Gen Lyles, AFMC/CC, designated ... Director of the Centralized Acquisition Support Team (CAST) as AFMC ADR Champion ... Chief or deputy of each Center’s Acquisition Support Team (AST) as Center ADR Champion ... Mrs. Druyun, SAF/AQ, directed the CAST Director to assist SAF/AQ in implementation of ADR across the Air Force Acquisition Community ...
Excerpt: ADR in GAO Bid Protests: The Numbers FY 2000 FY 1999 FY 1998 Cases Filed 1,220 1,399 1,566 ADR (cases used) 144 88 53 ADR Success Rate 81% 92% 83% ...
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Excerpt: At an arts-based delinquency prevention program in Newport, RI, troubled youth participated in a creative writing workshop. Their writing, like their lives, tended toward the graphic. Some students felt their creations were being censored when only selected works were published. The issue was precipitated by a poem about sexual abuse in which the poet described a fantasy of killing the abuser. ?The students themselves were divided about whether the poem should b...
Excerpt: The extent to which fisheries can be developed, sustained or protected along riverine ecosystems modified by dams reflects basin topography, geological features, watershed hydrology, and climate, as well as engineering features of the dam itself, and operational programmes for retention and release of water from the reservoir, through the dam and into the tailwaters. Compensation for loss in yield from river fisheries can be difficult to achieve through developm...
Excerpt: Conflicts over natural resource use and management are one of the more critical issues in developing countries. The Sahelian region in particular will increasingly be facing this issue to make sustainable development possible. Changes occurring in economic and socio-political spheres, originating from internal dynamics (rapid population growth, unwise development policies, extensive environmental degradation, corruption, etc.) as well as external ones (structura...
Excerpt: Participatory training is ?participatory? because learning occurs through the active engagement of the training participants. It is ?training? because learning opportunities are created by presenting new information, together with analytical tools that participants can use to reflect on their own work experiences. Participatory training means that the learning methods and course content are centred on the needs and interests of participants. It is completely dif...
Excerpt: Hafner, Schlarb and Pinili focus on resource and policy conflicts over the management of watersheds and water supply in metropolitan Cebu in the Philippines. As the city rapidly grows, managing its water supplies has emerged as an urgent issue. Conflicts have arisen over the city?s attempt to control land use in three nearby watersheds. The case study explores the efforts of the Cebu Uniting for Sustainable Water Foundation (CUSW), Inc ... a local civil society ...
Excerpt: Sonko and Beck examine conflicts arising as The Gambia promotes the decentralization of forestry management. Opportunities exist for communities to obtain control over forests located on their customary lands. Widening the scope of local participation has generated increased conflicts, however, as different stakeholders try to secure their interests in specific forest resources. This case study looks at the role of local authorities, including the Peace Committe...
Excerpt: Moeliono and Fisher highlight a research and mediation process conducted over eight months in the Riung Conservation Area on the island of Flores in Indonesia. Numerous conflicts have erupted over the use and management of the marine and terrestrial reserves. The process described by the authors is designed to identify the sources of conflict, gather sufficient information for negotiation and planning, organize the parties in preparation for negotiation, and bri...
Excerpt: USAID provides technical assistance, training and material assistance in support of community initiatives for the constructive and peaceful return and reintegration of ex-combatants. Employment of ex-combatants in labor-intensive road reconstruction and ...
Excerpt: USAID?s conflict program aims to enhance conflict prevention, mitigation and response (CPMR) by African organizations. The conflict program strengthens peace building organizations by expanding the use of effective approaches, increasing networking among ...
Excerpt: This initiative operates in the Turkana and West Pokot Districts of Kenya and the Kapchorwa District of Uganda (circled area). The beneficiaries are the Turkana, Pokot and Sabiny communities. These three groups are primarily pastoralists, and conflicts ty ...